Atglen Public Library was awarded one of a $5000 Excellent and Equitable Youth Services grant through the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries earlier this year. During Community of Practice sessions, the small cohort of awardees learned about the Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors approach to children's literature and reviewed award-winning titles for children and youth. We developed our selection lists and recently purchased 44 picture books, 8 volumes of children's nonfiction, 29 Vox and Wonder interactive read-along books, 51 e-books and 15 e-audio books. The e-books, accessible on our Libby by Overdrive platform, includes popular children's and teen titles in addition to required reading in the Octorara Area School District. Students would be able to access these books remotely with their school-issued device, not needing a trip to the library to borrow the book. Making materials accessible to youth who may not be able to visit the library during our open hours was an important goal. We are grateful for support from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries Bureau of Library Development for facilitating this Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
